Eleni Kokkidou as Haroula. Spiros Jacovides: 'Eleni is an incredible actor. The way she works is that she observes a lot and she takes videos and pictures. She kept coming with different Haroulas she saw on the street she saw in a store, and she would study their body language, everything' Mother and son relationships, Greek society, bureaucracy and xenophobia are all satirised by tragicomic mockumentary Black Stone. Spiros Jacovides’ film - which was named Best Debut at Thessaloniki Film Festival in 2022 - and his co-writer Ziad Semaan have crafted an audience charmer that, for all its absurdity, gains a lot of emotional heft as it goes.
The story revolves around civil servant Panos (Achilleas Chariskos), who is conspicuous by his absence - both at work and at home. He stands accused of fraud and a documentary crew are on his tail but when they turn up to his home to investigate,...
The story revolves around civil servant Panos (Achilleas Chariskos), who is conspicuous by his absence - both at work and at home. He stands accused of fraud and a documentary crew are on his tail but when they turn up to his home to investigate,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Greek comedy won four awards at Thessaloniki.
UK outfit Studio Soho International has boarded Spiros Jacovides’ debut feature Black Stone and will launch international sales on the title at Cannes.
The Greek comedy premiered at Thessaloniki where it picked up four awards including best newcomer director and the youth jury award for best feature. Further outings include Trieste, where it won best film and a jury mention, and as part of the Smart7 travelling festival competition.
The story follows a documentary crew who discover a Greek mother desperate to bring home her missing son who has been accused of fraud.
UK outfit Studio Soho International has boarded Spiros Jacovides’ debut feature Black Stone and will launch international sales on the title at Cannes.
The Greek comedy premiered at Thessaloniki where it picked up four awards including best newcomer director and the youth jury award for best feature. Further outings include Trieste, where it won best film and a jury mention, and as part of the Smart7 travelling festival competition.
The story follows a documentary crew who discover a Greek mother desperate to bring home her missing son who has been accused of fraud.
- 5/16/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
Greek comedy won four awards at Thessaloniki.
UK outfit Studio Soho International has boarded Spiros Jacovides’ debut feature Black Stone and will launch international sales on the title at Cannes.
The Greek comedy premiered at Thessaloniki where it picked up four awards including best newcomer director and the youth jury award for best feature. Further outings include Trieste, where it won best film and a jury mention, and as part of the Smart7 travelling festival competition.
The story follows a documentary crew who discover a Greek mother desperate to bring home her missing son who has been accused of fraud.
UK outfit Studio Soho International has boarded Spiros Jacovides’ debut feature Black Stone and will launch international sales on the title at Cannes.
The Greek comedy premiered at Thessaloniki where it picked up four awards including best newcomer director and the youth jury award for best feature. Further outings include Trieste, where it won best film and a jury mention, and as part of the Smart7 travelling festival competition.
The story follows a documentary crew who discover a Greek mother desperate to bring home her missing son who has been accused of fraud.
- 5/16/2023
- by Ellie Calnan
- ScreenDaily
An exclusive clip for XLrator Media's next horror offering Dead Mine has arrived, and it proves once and for all that if someone originally had buried something, it may just be a pretty damned good idea to leave it be. Then again... what fun is that?
XLrator Media released Dead Mine on VOD on May 2nd with the Blu-ray and DVD to follow on May 28th. Look for it in your local fright flick emporium!
Directed and co-written (with Ziad Semaan) by UK director Steven Sheil (Mum & Dad), the film stars cult Japanese action star Miki Mizuno (Bayside Shakedown), Ario Bayu, UK actors Sam Hazeldine and Les Loveday, and Malaysian actress Carmen Soo.
Synopsis:
The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the...
XLrator Media released Dead Mine on VOD on May 2nd with the Blu-ray and DVD to follow on May 28th. Look for it in your local fright flick emporium!
Directed and co-written (with Ziad Semaan) by UK director Steven Sheil (Mum & Dad), the film stars cult Japanese action star Miki Mizuno (Bayside Shakedown), Ario Bayu, UK actors Sam Hazeldine and Les Loveday, and Malaysian actress Carmen Soo.
Synopsis:
The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the...
- 5/22/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Here's the thing... when something is long buried and it takes everything that you've got and then some to get to, before you put in the effort, take a moment and think to yourself, "Maybe this was made hard to get to for a reason." That advice may save your life.
But then again, if everyone followed it, we wouldn't have movies. Below you'll find another look at the trailer and artwork for Dead Mine, which XLrator Media released on VOD May 2nd and will issue on Blu-ray and DVD on May 28th.
Directed and co-written (with Ziad Semaan) by UK director Steven Sheil (Mum & Dad), the film stars cult Japanese action star Miki Mizuno (Bayside Shakedown), Ario Bayu, UK actors Sam Hazeldine and Les Loveday, and Malaysian actress Carmen Soo.
Synopsis:
The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once...
But then again, if everyone followed it, we wouldn't have movies. Below you'll find another look at the trailer and artwork for Dead Mine, which XLrator Media released on VOD May 2nd and will issue on Blu-ray and DVD on May 28th.
Directed and co-written (with Ziad Semaan) by UK director Steven Sheil (Mum & Dad), the film stars cult Japanese action star Miki Mizuno (Bayside Shakedown), Ario Bayu, UK actors Sam Hazeldine and Les Loveday, and Malaysian actress Carmen Soo.
Synopsis:
The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once...
- 5/6/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Check out the trailer and photos from XLRator Media's Dead Mine, starring Joe Taslim (The Raid, Fast and Furious 6), Sam Hazeldine (The Raven) and Miki Mizuno (Guilty of Romance). The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the only way out is to go further in. Steven Sheil directs as well as scripting with Ziad Semaan. Catch Dead Mine on VOD on May 2, 2013 and on DVD on May 28, 2013.
- 4/24/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
We haven't talked much about Dead Mine, a co-production of HBO Asia and Singapore-based Infinite Studios, but with XLrator Media poised to release the Indonesian flick on Blu-ray and DVD in the Us on May 28th, we've gotten our hands on its trailer and artwork.
Directed and co-written (with Ziad Semaan) by UK director Steven Sheil (Mum & Dad), the film stars cult Japanese action star Miki Mizuno (Bayside Shakedown), Ario Bayu, UK actors Sam Hazeldine and Les Loveday, and Malaysian actress Carmen Soo.
Synopsis:
The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the only way out is to go farther in.
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Directed and co-written (with Ziad Semaan) by UK director Steven Sheil (Mum & Dad), the film stars cult Japanese action star Miki Mizuno (Bayside Shakedown), Ario Bayu, UK actors Sam Hazeldine and Les Loveday, and Malaysian actress Carmen Soo.
Synopsis:
The legend of Yamashita's Gold lures a treasure hunter and his group deep into the Indonesian jungle. Once they are trapped in an abandoned World War II Japanese bunker, they face the terrifying reality that the only way out is to go farther in.
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- 4/17/2013
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Dead Mine is an upcoming film from director Steven Sheil (Mum and Dad) that features treasure hunters in the Indonesian jungle. They are searching for Yamashita's Gold and Yamashita is an actual figure from history. He was a Japanese Naval officer and later Commander-in-Chief of the entire Japanese Navy. So, it is not hard to fathom that Yamashita had wealth of some sorts. Will the looters find his buried wealth?
That is an answer that film fans will have to wait for and another question involves the film's genre. Is this a horror film or thriller? Likely, Dead Mine is a combination of both genres. With Sheil already comfortable with horror in his picture Mum and Dad, then it is likely that this feature will also house some elements of horror. As well, the title gives some clues to its genre. Hopefully, Dead Mine is both horrifying and thrilling as a horror movie should be.
That is an answer that film fans will have to wait for and another question involves the film's genre. Is this a horror film or thriller? Likely, Dead Mine is a combination of both genres. With Sheil already comfortable with horror in his picture Mum and Dad, then it is likely that this feature will also house some elements of horror. As well, the title gives some clues to its genre. Hopefully, Dead Mine is both horrifying and thrilling as a horror movie should be.
- 3/2/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
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